Great news - really delighted for you! I had alopecia from the age of 9-11 but it grew back. Then about 9-12 months after giving birth to my third son, I had post gestational alopecia and my GP thought it was terminal too. I was put on steroids because of severe eczema as well and my scalp looked rather like yours at this time only with eczema rather than lupus rash.

But one day I realised that there were bristles all over the bald patch and felt just as you describe - euphoric! I must say I've never looked back so I really hope the same applies to you. I never take my hair for granted these days -I treat it like it's gold!

Thank you Twitchytoes. I am so hoping it will grow back. I don't care if it takes 5 years. It has been a real test of my self confidence. Makes me so angry I cry, threaten to end my life over it then there are days when I walk with my hair down or out of a hat and don't give a darn what other people's reactions are to it when they see it (but then the wind gets to it and it stings).

I know I would feel the same now too. I can't recall being as distressed by it when I was a younger woman but I think I was so used to hair and skin being terrible that I just expected hair loss etc in those days. Now it's thick and I love it and always check with the hairdresser but all fine for 19 years now. I recall getting incredibly upright about starting on methotrexate in case it caused hair loss five years ago but it never did. My eczema also went away after a lifetime when my menopause started and has never come back either. All my problems now are invisible and your post has reminded me that this has many great merits because I look much better in my 50s than I did in my 30s! Hoping same applies to you perhaps (minus all the invisible nonsense of course!). Hopefully it won't take five years. X

Feel so happy for you. Just keep believing that doctors aren't gods and they only have limited knowledge to our "enigma" the loop. So good on u & congratulations to both of u! Here's to more hair & better health to u. God bless xx

I agree, I was so happy to find this link, by accident, lol 😂 it's nice, but sad that there are other people with the same symptoms, I also suffer from alopecia areata, and have found so many people suffering with the same illnesses, every time I log on, I see something that I am going thru, or something I've been thru... 😉😇 sad to say, but it's comforting ☺️

That is wonderful!!! It was pointed out to me a month or so ago that my bald spots are also starting to grow back in. It was SO uplifting! That means the treatments are starting to work and the body is starting to heal.

Hi, I had a lot of hair loss going on recently by the handfuls. My endrocrinologist told me about Biotin it can help hair grow back an stop the hair loss. I've been taking it for 2 weeks now an my hair isn't breaking of falling out like it was. I just bought the shampoo an conditioner too with that in it to help more. Maybe you can try this to help your hair grow back in the bald spot even more.

I know Miracle happens i was partially paralyzed as a 19 yr old an was told it was due to Scoliosis . They would have to put a metal cage around my spine. Well that weekend before surgery my church prayed an anointed me all weekend. That Monday I went back to the Dr. He said your spine has straighten out for the most part an you no longer need the surgery. He said if he hadn't seen the xrays done an read them himself he would swear someone screwed up majorly but that wasn't the case .. He said we got a Miracle at work here! I've also survived cancer 4 times.